Netanyahu under fire for Syria strike comments

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Mods, I hope this is acceptable here. David Gregory brought this up at the wh press conference today; Netanyahu could have been the source for his question. And since * refused to respond, I think we should know why.


Netanyahu under fire for Syria strike comments

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JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel's media and politicians lambasted former premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for becoming the first official to say Israel was behind the recent air strike deep inside Syria.

In an interview with Channel 1 news on Wednesday, the hawkish opposition leader said he had given Prime Minister Ehud Olmert his backing for carrying out the strike, which Syria said happened on September 6.

"When a prime minister does something that is important in my view and necessary to Israel's security ... I give my backing. And here, too, I was a partner in the issue from the start, and I gave my backing," he said, when asked about the mysterious attack.

When asked if he personally congratulated Olmert on the operation, Netanyahu said "yes," but refused to give details on the attack.

The Israeli government has categorically refused to comment in any way on the reported strike, despite a sea of international media speculation on its target.

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